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Completed consultations

Details of closed consultations are listed below. New consultations can be found in current consultations.

• Consultation on the Consolidation of Charity Law The Office of the Third Sector conducted a consultation on a draft Charities Consolidation Bill. The draft Bill would bring together provisions of the Recreational Charities Act 1958, Charities Act 1993 and most of the Charities Act 2006 into a single piece of legislation. (Consultation ended 4 December 2009)
• Compact refresh consultation [external website] A consultation paper on a revised national Compact, the longstanding agreement that sets out shared commitments and guidelines for working between the Government and the third sector in England. (Consultation ended 12 October 2009)
• Social Investment Wholesale Bank consultation As announced in the Budget 2009, the Office of the Third Sector conducted a consultation on a Social Investment Wholesale Bank (SIWB). The consultation set out the vision and economic case for the SIWB. It also consulted on the design and functions of a potential SIWB. (Consultation ended 7 October 2009)
• The Charitable Incorporated Organisation 
  Consultation on the Charitable Incorporated Organisation (CIO) - a new legal form for charities - the first incorporated legal form designed specifically with the needs of charities in mind.
  (Consultation ended 10 December 2008)
• Financial Thresholds in the Charities Acts – Proposals for Change
  The OTS and the Charity Commission consulted on the regulatory and reporting thresholds in the various Charities Acts.
  (Consultation ended 31 March 2008)
• Draft Charity Tribunal Rules
  The Ministry of Justice consulted on the draft Charity Tribunal Rules.
  (Consultation ended 7 November 2007)
• Risk capital investment fund for social enterprise 
  The Office of the Third Sector consulted on a 'pathfinder fund' for social enterprise.
  (Consultation ended 2 November 2007)
• The use of social clauses in public procurement
  The North East Centre of Excellence undertook a survey on social clauses in public procurement contracts on behalf of the Office of the Third Sector.
  (Survey ended 30 September 2007)
• Take-up of Gift Aid tax relief
  HM Treasury and the Office of the Third Sector sought the views of the charitable sector on how to increase the take-up of Gift Aid tax relief.
  (Consultation ended 30 September 2007)
• Communities and Local Government strategy for the third sector
  The Department for Communities and Local Government consulted a discussion paper on its strategic vision for the third sector.
  (Consultation ended 20 September 2007)
• Audit, accounting and reporting changes to the Charities Act
  The Charity Commission and the Office of the Third Sector consulted on changes to the audit, accounting and reporting rules for charities.
  (Consultation ended 14 September 2007)
• The national minimum wage and voluntary workers
  The Department for Business, Enterprise and Regulatory Reform consulted the third sector on the national minimum wage and voluntary workers.
  (Consultation ended 4 September 2007)
• Reinvesting unclaimed assets
  The Government consulted on a scheme to reinvest money from dormant bank and building society accounts into society.
  (Consultation ended 9 August 2007)
• Proposals for Community Assets
  The Office of the Third Sector consulted on a programme to enable third sector organisations to have greater control over the assets that they use.
  (Consultation ended 23 June 2007)
• Community Investment Tax Relief
  The Government consulted on the operation of Community Investment Tax Relief and other incentives.
  (Consultation ended 28 February 2007)
• The third sector review
  The Office of the Third Sector and HM Treasury jointly carried out a review of the role of the third sector in social and economic regeneration.
  (Consultation ended in February 2007)

Consultations completed before the creation of the Office of the Third Sector:

• Self-regulation of fundraising
  The Home Office consulted on the operation of a scheme for the self-regulation of fundraising.
  (Consultation ended 3 June 2005)
• Proposals for regulating charitable collections and fundraising
  The Government consulted on proposals for a new local authority licensing scheme.
  (Consultation ended 2 December 2003)